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Another standout economic performance

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2016
... the by, has also made Australia's a standout. With fourth quarter 2015 stats now all in, the numbers show that only Australia's economy accelerated in the fourth quarter (in year-on-year terms) relative to the major economies. Year-on-year GDP growth ...

Silk joins PRI advisory committee

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2016
AustralianSuper chief executive Ian Silk has been named as part of the newly created Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) Asset Owner Advisory Committee. Silk was the only Australian named as one of 15 inaugural committee members from around ...

Macquarie and CBA in global top 100

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2015
Macquarie and Commonwealth Bank are the only Australian companies to have made it into the top 100 largest fund managers globally, according to a survey by Pensions & Investments and Towers Watson. Of the top 50 managers in the annual Pensions & Investments/Towers ...

Australian among most influential investment consultants

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2015
For the second year running Frontier Advisors' director of consulting, Fiona Trafford-Walker, has been named among the world's top five "most influential investment consultants". In the annual list compiled by Chief Investment Officer (CIO) Magazine ...

Government debt is not bad: Sicilia

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2015
... it clear his comments were not politically driven but rather a criticism of "short-termism" that is plaguing not only Australia but the world. He said Australia has one of the lowest debt-to-GDP levels in the world and questions should be asked of the ...

Government could force QIC to fund Queensland infra

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2015
The Labor government in Queensland could force QIC to reduce its international and cash exposure to allocate more funds to the State's infrastructure. Queensland Treasurer Curtis Pitt said in his first budget speech that over the next six months the ...

WaveStone to manage long-only mandate for Mercer

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2015
Boutique equities manager WaveStone Capital won its first long-only Australian equities mandate with Mercer. The mandate is effective as of this month and it represents a milestone for WaveStone, which is part of Fidante Partners, the boutique funds ...

WaveStone launches local long-only equity fund

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2014
WaveStone Capital has launched a new long-only Australian equity fund which is designed to capture increasing demand for quality and growth-styled portfolios. The WaveStone Wholesale Australian Share Fund targets outperformance of the S&P/ ASX 300 Accumulation ...

A$ rising on China slowing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2014
... another if it's central committee is steering it towards growth expansion -- growth expansion that would boost not only Australia's economy but also that of the others. Just imagine the flow through into the macro-economic system towards increased demand ...

Inquiry recommends MRRT and LISC be scrapped

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2013
The low income superannuation contribution (LISC) looks set to be scrapped following the Senate Economics Legislation Committee's recommendation that the Minerals Resource Rent Tax (MRRT) and Other Measures Bill 2013 be passed. In its report to the ...